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Piper PA-25-235-C N7396Z

25 June 1985 · Wenatchee, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 June 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-25-235-C registered N7396Z was involved in an accident near Wenatchee, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Unknown
Coordinates
47.3692, -120.3510
Aircraft
Piper PA-25-235-C
Registration
N7396Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wenatchee → Wenatchee
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA85LA149

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATIONS MANEUVER THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN AN ORCHARD IN BETWEEN APPLE TREE ROWS. ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT INSPECTION COULD NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALITIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A VERY DIRTY, PARTIALLY CLOGGED MAIN FUEL FILTER. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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